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, in the southern

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. The stadium holds 2,420 spectators and was built in 2005. The stadium is named for , an international

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company with headquarters at Sankt Veit an der Glan. The stadium was opened in 2005 and is the home stadium of FC St. Veit, which play in the

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. The first match was played on 28 June, 2005, a

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between FC St. Veit and

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. The stadium grandstand offers more than 600 covered seats and 1,800 standing places. In addition to the stadium with the main pitch, the facility also includes three training fields, including an artificial turf and a goalkeeper training field. The arena has been used several times as a venue for international football matches (mostly friendly matches) for European football teams that were at training camps in Carinthia. It has also hosted some matches of Austrian national teams.

Notable matches

National

2006 UEFA U-19 Elite round matches * 27 May 2006 –

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which ended 1–2. * 29 May 2006 –

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which ended 1–0.

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* 5 June 2010 –

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preparatory match) * 7 April 2013 – Austria women vs

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, which ended 1–3. (

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, which ended 1–1.

International club matches

* 3 July 2006 – Friendly match between

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finished 4–2. * 16 July 2013 – Friendly between

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, which ended 3–1. * 9 July 2018 – Friendly match: Vitesse 1–4

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References

Stadium and external links

Jacques Lemans Arena – St. Veit an der Glan
at Europlan-online.de (in German)
Bildergalerie
at Stadionwelt.de (in German)
Jacques Lemans Arena
at Soccerway. {{Football in Austria Sports venues in Carinthia (state) Football venues in Austria Sports venues in Austria